Choose Farm Manager 2018
Choose Farm Manager 2018 if you want the Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. Farm Manager 2018 launched in 2018.
Farm Manager 2018 vs Farm Manager 2021: Prologue
Farm Manager 2018 and Farm Manager 2021: Prologue both land in Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Farm Manager 2018 (2018) is 3 years older than Farm Manager 2021: Prologue (2021). Both sit near 67% positive on Steam (Farm Manager 2018: 781 reviews, Farm Manager 2021: Prologue: 214). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Farm Manager 2021: Prologue
Choose Farm Manager 2021: Prologue if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Farm Manager 2021: Prologue launched in 2021.
Both Farm Manager 2018 and Farm Manager 2021: Prologue sit in Strategy, Indie, and Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (66.7% vs 67.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Farm Manager 2018 |  Farm Manager 2021: Prologue | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 1.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 66.7% positive (781 reviews) | 67.3% positive (214 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cleversan Games | Cleversan Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Farm Manager 2018 (2018) is 3 years older than Farm Manager 2021: Prologue (2021).
- Both sit near 67% positive on Steam (Farm Manager 2018: 781 reviews, Farm Manager 2021: Prologue: 214).
- Farm Manager 2021: Prologue is free; Farm Manager 2018 is paid (1.99 USD).
- Farm Manager 2018 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Farm Manager 2021: Prologue has no Deck rating yet.
Farm Manager 2018 vs Farm Manager 2021: Prologue — FAQ
- Which is better, Farm Manager 2018 or Farm Manager 2021: Prologue?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Farm Manager 2018 sits at 66.7% positive (781 reviews), Farm Manager 2021: Prologue at 67.3% (214). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Farm Manager 2018 or Farm Manager 2021: Prologue first?
- If you want chronology, Farm Manager 2018 (2018) came out before Farm Manager 2021: Prologue (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Farm Manager 2018 and Farm Manager 2021: Prologue similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Farm Manager 2021: Prologue free?
- Yes — Farm Manager 2021: Prologue is a free-to-play Steam title. Farm Manager 2018 is paid (1.99 USD).
- Does Farm Manager 2018 run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Farm Manager 2018 is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Farm Manager 2021: Prologue doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.